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Umyeni
1 Kayisibuhle bakho, sithandwa sami!
Awu, ayisibuhle, bakithi!
Amehlo akho embeswe liveli, angamajuba.
Inwele zakho zinjengomhlambi wembuzi
zisehla entabeni iGiliyadi.
2 Amazinyo akho anjengomhlambi wezimvu zisanda kugundwa,
zivela geziswa yileyo ihamba laleyo efanana layo;
kayikho ethe qekele yodwa.
3 Izindebe zakho zinjengozwezwe olubomvu;
muhle umlomo wakho.
Izihlathi zakho ezembeswe liveli lakho
ezinjengephomegranathi elidatshulwe phakathi.
4 Intamo yakho injengomphotshongo wokulinda kaDavida,
owakhiwa waba muhle kakhulu;
kulengiswe kuwo amahawu ayinkulungwane,
wonke angamahawu amaqhawe.
5 Amabele akho omabili anjengamazinyane amabili,
njengamaphahla amazinyane empala
adla utshani phakathi kwezimbali.
6 Nxa kusesemadabukakusa
izithunzi zingakabaleki emuntwini,
ngizakuya entabeni yemure
laseqaqeni lwamakha amnandi.
7 Umuhle kakhulukazi, ntokazi yami;
kakulanto engenhle kuwe.
8 Woza, mlobokazi wami, sisuke eLebhanoni,
woza sisuke eLebhanoni.
Yehla emaweni ase-Amana,
wehle esiqongweni saseSeniri, isiqongo seHemoni,
ezimbalwini zezingonyama
lezintabeni okuhlala ingwe kuzo.
9 Uyithumbile inhliziyo yami, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;
uyithumbile inhliziyo yami
ngokungithi jeqe ngamehlo akho,
langengqongqo elilodwa lobuhlalu bakho.
10 Luthokozisa kanganani uthando lwakho,
dadewethu, mlobokazi wami!
Lumnandi kakhulu kulewayini,
lephunga lamakha akho
kulawo wonke amafutha!
11 Izindebe zakho ziconsa ubumnandi njengoluju, mlobokazi wami;
uchago loluju kungaphansi kolimi lwakho.
Iphunga lezivunulo zakho
linjengeleLebhanoni.
12 Uyisivande esibiyelweyo, dadewethu, mlobokazi wami;
ungumthombo obiyelweyo,
lesiphethu esihuqelweyo sagcikwa.
13 Izilimo zakho ziyisivande samaphomegranathi
alezithelo ezinhle zilehena lenadi,
14 inadi lesafuroni,
ikhalamu lesinamoni,
lemihlobo yonke yezihlahla zempepha,
imure lenhlaba lazozonke iziyoliso zekhethelo.
15 Uyisiphethu sesivandeni,
umthombo ogeleza amanzi
ugeleza usehla eLebhanoni.
Umlobokazi
16 Vuka moya wenyakatho,
woza moya weningizimu!
Phephetha esivandeni sami,
ukuze amakha aso agcwale indawo yonke.
Akuthi isithandwa sami size esivandeni saso
sikholise izithelo zaso zekhethelo.